A browser extension powered by AI can reduce how people feel about opposing political views, according to new research that looked into the 2024 US presidential election. Researchers in the United ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

An artificial-intelligence algorithm that discovers its own way to learn achieves state-of-the-art performance, including on some tasks it had never encountered before. Joel Lehman is at Lila Sciences ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

The modern internet is ruled by algorithms. When you boot up Instagram, for example, what you see in your feed is strategically sorted by the app's AI based on your past activity to keep you engaged ...

Empire of the Ants developer Tower Five has announced Loaders, a free-to-play 10-versus-10 player-versus-player shooter coming to PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. A release date ...

But then, days later, a wholly unknown competitor, Surge AI, disclosed that it had more than $1 billion in revenue, making it larger than Scale AI and other players. What’s more, the company was ...

During the past year, many manufacturers launched new and improved vehicles. As compact track loaders (CTL) gain traction due to their more convenient maneuverability and smaller size, manufacturers ...

Social media platforms are more than just tools for sharing cat videos or keeping up with friends—they're powerful influencers of public opinion. The algorithms that drive these platforms determine ...